Light-independent reaction. Definition. noun. The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light to proceed, and ultimately produce organic molecules from carbon dioxide. Supplement. The energy released from ATP (produced during the light reactions) drives this metabolic pathway.
Deadly 'Kissing Bug' Found In Southern States. As many as 300,000 Americans are living with the parasitic disease acquired from the bugs. Triatomine bugs, known more commonly as issing bugs, have been found in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Barbara Grijalva-email. One of the desert dwellers we have to live with can really freak us out if we don't know the truth about it. It's the kissing bug. The kissing bug is also called a cone-nose bug because of its unique head. The front is cone-shaped.It has a flat body that can squeeze through the tiniest crack. But you don't find a kissing bug by kicking over rocks. You find it in tight, warm spaces, between your mattress and box spring or bed frame.y Barbara Grijalva-email. One of the desert dwellers we have to live with can really freak us out if we don't know the truth about it. It's the kissing bug. The kissing bug is also called a cone-nose bug because of its unique head. The front is cone-shaped.